Driving (A Bulldozer) While Intoxicated
Ohio man suspected of upturning neighbor’s lawn under influence
JUNE 30—Meet Robert Tite. In an apparent drunk driving first, the Ohio man is facing criminal charges for allegedly piloting a bulldozer while intoxicated. Tite, 57, was nabbed last Friday after he drove the heavy machinery onto a neighbor’s property and uprooted trees and dug up a swath of lawn. Tite, pictured in the below mug shot, was arrested by Huron County Sheriff’s Office deputies and charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, criminal damage, and resisting arrest. Cops responded to the crime scene after the neighbor called 911 to report, “Bob Tite was driving a bull dozer through his yard,” according to a sheriff’s report. After posting $18,000 bond, Tite was released Saturday from jail, and is scheduled for a July 21 court hearing. Tite’s bulldozer joins a motorized bar stool, a Zamboni, and a lawnmower as among the more unique vehicles allegedly driven by a plastered motorist.